Laura A. Reese, Director, Global Urban Studies Program and Professor, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University, USA; Raymond A. Rosenfeld, Professor, Department of Political Science, Eastern Michigan University, USA

• 1: Part 1; 1: Comparative Civic Culture; 2: Categorizing Civic Cultures; 2: Part 2; 3: Inclusive/Bureaucratic Cities; 4: Partnerships in Pittsburgh; 5: Civic Culture in Ottawa; 6: Vancouver; 3: Part 3; 7: Market-Active and Passive Cities; 8: Civic Culture and Corporate Regime in Louisville; 9: A Perpetual Crisis; 10: Civic Culture as a Policy Premise; 11: Civic Culture in Calgary; 4: Part 4; 12: Individualistic Cities; 13: A Tale of Two Cities; 14: The Civic Culture of Dallas, Texas; 15: Conclusion

'Just as people have individual personalities, cities have different cultures, which account for variations in how they define and deal with issues. Not only does Comparative Civic Culture provide an enlightening conceptualization of civic culture, but it also relies on a rigorous methodology to examine its multiple manifestations as well as its impact on municipal policy-making.' Pierre Filion, University of Waterloo, Canada 'The theoretical framework developed in Comparative Civic Culture enables local political cultures to be systematically compared and will go a long way toward bringing political culture back to the center of the scientific study of urban politics and policy.' Todd Swanstrom, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA